Last year I ran this race horribly. I wanted to try to do better this year around. So when I found out by walking the course they it was a tad different then before, that was going to affect my pacing. Knowing to take the first lap(3 laps total) easier then you think you need to, I tried to do that. Even so I went out a bit too hard, though much better then last year.

I'm hanging on the end of a group of five hoping I don't end up being the one dropped off, but I was. I could of fought my way to catch two of them if I hadn't had bad side stiches on both sides(having had stomach problems the day before) that really bad it hard to pump the arms in a kick. So knowing I was going to finish under 23:00, I just brought it in. What I'm saying is, instead of sucking it up and going after the two infront of me, I pussed out and didn't



Suck it up and chase down the guys infront of me.

Take the first lap even easier.

2 mile jog


I didn't do much of a taper for the race, I didn't cut out a workout. I did cut back the intensity of two of them but that's it. Also bad pacing.